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• It's a blue Christmas for this lot! Swimmers brave chilly waters to take Christmas Day dips across the country

  25-12-2024 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Intrepid swimmers across the nation have braved the chilly waters and marked Christmas Day with a festive plunge. An electic mix of seasonal fancy dress was also on display up and down the UK.
  
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• Two in three Brits cannot solve Santa sleigh brainteaser that's harder than it looks

  26-12-2024 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reckon you have an eagle eye for the smallest of details? Well, it's time to put that theory to the test with this deceptively difficult festive brainteaser that needs to be solved in less than two minutes
  
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• The secret helpers trying to find Brits who go missing every 90 seconds

  26-12-2024 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 170,000 people go missing in the UK every year but public appeals are not always the best way to find them - which is where Missing People's 'secret helpers' come in
  
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• Best free games for PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch – from Wuthering Waves to Valorant

  26-12-2024 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Another wave of free-to-play games looms (Kuro Games)If you’ve found yourself with a new console over Christmas, here’s some games you can try without any damage to your bank account.While game consoles are often bundled with free games, like Wii Sports or Face Raiders on the Nintendo 3DS, there’s now an entire subsection of the industry dedicated to offering experiences which are entirely free.The free-to-play model might represent some of the medium’s worst habits, lik
  
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• ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Did Edward Elgar write a football chant?

  26-12-2024 01:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), one of Britain's great composers, was a Wolverhampton Wanderers fan. He did write a short football chant, though it never caught on.
  
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• By'eck! The UK's worst savers live in Yorkshire... but which parts of the country are best at keeping their funds for a rainy day?

  26-12-2024 01:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by Darlington Building Society found that 51 per cent of people from Yorkshire have no savings at all.
  
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• Stolen baby Jesus returned to Colorado fire station with hilarious note attached

  26-12-2024 01:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Four days after the Jesus doll vanished from a Christmas display in Fort Collins, Colorado , it was anonymously dropped off at the local fire station.
  
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• Teenager is killed in fireworks explosion at Kalkallo after Christmas Day celebration takes tragic turn

  26-12-2024 01:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old was declared dead at the scene after he was found at a property on Pittsburgh Road and Cloverton Boulevard at Kalkallo at about 9.10pm on Wednesday.
  
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• MARK ALMOND: Burning Christmas tree fills Syrian Christians with fear of what's to come

  26-12-2024 01:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Is this Christmas a time of fragile hope for the war-torn Middle East? Or could the abrupt end to Syria 's brutal civil war, raging since 2011, be paving the way for fresh tensions and new divisions?
  
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• Ozempic was handed to almost 400 prisoners this year: NHS paid £130,000 for lags' fat jabs

  26-12-2024 01:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The total number of 396 was down from years before, with 575 Ozempic jabs given to prisoners in 2023 and 448 in 2022.
  
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• Best of the Marks & Spencer Boxing Day sale, including 43% off ‘excellent quality’ faux fur coat

  26-12-2024 01:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the Marks & Spencer Boxing Day sale officially kicks off, we've rounded up our favourite pieces from a luxe faux fur jacket to better than half-price wide-leg trousers
  
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• What’s my horoscope for today? December 26, 2024 astrological predictions for your star sign

  26-12-2024 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  What’s in store for you today? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Sometimes, it’s comforting to know the answers you need are just a conversation away.
  Gemini, talking it over with someone might make you realise a partnership could be better than going it alone.
  Cancer, someone may spark your interest, but it’s worth weighing the pros and cons. Meanwhile, Pisces, if others seem to have taken you for granted, there’s no better time to find your voice.
  Ahead, you’ll find all the&
  
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• Swimmers would rather wade through shark infested waters than UK filthy rivers

  26-12-2024 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Polling shows more people would chose to go into shark-infested waters than sewage-polluted rivers and seas amid growing alarm over festive swimming hotspots
  
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• 'King Charles' heartfelt Christmas message reminds us of staying unit in difficult times'

  26-12-2024 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In his annual speech, King Charles thanked the medical professionals who supported him and the Princess of Wales through their cancer journeys and called for national unity in difficult times
  
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• Hospital wards 'full to bursting' with patients suffering respiratory and flu symptoms amid 'quad-demic', leading doctor warns

  26-12-2024 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Ian Higginson has warned half of Britain's A&E units are at full capacity because of the sharp increase in winter illnesses.
  
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• Families struggling to pay mortgage as 'complex' debt cases soar - top tips for debt

  26-12-2024 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Inflation may be easing but mortgage, energy and council tax debts have risen sharply
  
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• Campaigners urge government to deliver on promise to ban trail hunting

  26-12-2024 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As hunts prepare for traditional Boxing Day meets, campaigners demand action on the government's pledge to ban trail hunting, amid concerns it’s being used to mask illegal activities
  
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• 40 Best Boxing Day sale deals 2024 - starting from just £4 - at shops including Dunelm, Boots and Argos

  26-12-2024 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror's Consumer Editor Natasha Wynarczyk has chosen her pick of the 40 best post-Christmas sales deals this year from air fryers to mobile phones and a bargain all-inclusive holiday as new figures show
  
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• 2024 small boat total 'nowhere near' worst fears in spite of improved weather

  26-12-2024 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Latest Home Office figures reveal just over 35,000 people have made the dangerous journey across the Channel - far lower than the 50,000 ministers were warned of in July
  
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• Multiple injured after taxi plows into pedestrians at iconic place on Christmas

  26-12-2024 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Multiple pedestrians were struck by a New York City taxi at West 34th Street and Sixth Avenue in the Herald Square section of Manhattan on Christmas Day (Picture: Getty Images)Multiple people including a nine-year-old boy are injured after a taxi struck them at Herald Square in New York City on Christmas Day.
  Three people including the child have been hospitalized, police said.
  The cab driver, 58, may have suffered a medical episode while jumping a curb onto a sidewalk at West 34th Street and S
  
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• Emmerdale confirms missing person story for legend as villagers fear the worst

  26-12-2024 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marlon will be left fearing that he will never see April again (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale’s Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) fears the worst when he’s unable to find daughter April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan), who has vanished without a trace.
  April, as viewers saw, was nowhere to be found on Christmas Day following an argument she had with her dad on the previous night.
  Reeling from her disappearance, Marlon begins to unravel the devastating reasons for his daughter’s decision to run
  
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• Beloved Virginia TV anchor dies at 64 as wife announces passing in heartbreaking statement

  26-12-2024 00:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beloved ABC affiliate WSET-TV anchor Mark Spain has died of pancreatic cancer. The newsman was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer on November 27,
  
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• Trump reveals who he wants to replace Justin Trudeau: 'It would be so much fun to watch'

  26-12-2024 00:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has suggested a famous sporting name should replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, joking on Truth Social about starting a 'Draft Wayne Gretzky' movement
  
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• Can dark chocolate help you to ward off mouth cancer? Scientists find sweet treat stops formation of deadly oral tumours

  26-12-2024 00:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists found the treat stops the formation of deadly oral tumours thanks to cancer-fighting chemicals found in the cocoa used to make it.
  
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• Beyoncé performs Cowboy Carter for first time at NFL show with surprise family appearance

  26-12-2024 00:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Beyonce arrived at the halftime show on a horse, of course (Picture: Netflix)Beyoncé has taken to the stage for her first ever performance of her country music album Cowboy Carter at the NFL Christmas Day BMW halftime show, and fans are fanning big time.
  The Texas Hold ‘Em hitmaker, 43, strutted her stuff in her home town of Houston in the halftime break of the Baltimore Ravens vs Houston Texans game, which came after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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• Aussies slam unhinged Christmas Day celebration at Bronte Beach after thousands of revellers leave behind trail of rubbish for a second year in a row - as shocking images reveal extent of chaos

  26-12-2024 00:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking pictures taken on Boxing Day morning have revealed scenes of utter chaos and carnage at Bronte Beach in the city's exclusive eastern suburbs.
  
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• Britain's equalities chief intervenes after Labour insisted tightening law to protect single-sex spaces would be unnecessary

  26-12-2024 00:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has demanded to see the transgender policies of hundreds of public bodies after concerns about them were dismissed by ministers.
  
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• Weight-loss jab Ozempic 'could help patients with advanced Alzheimer's', scientists say

  26-12-2024 00:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists believe the weight-loss jab's role in reducing inflammation in the body is key as this is common to other conditions including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
  
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• ‘Mom locked 7-year-old relative in dog cage under Christmas tree’

  26-12-2024 00:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  The woman allegedly zip-tied a 7-year-old girl to a dog cage and kicked it (Picture: Getty Images)A woman allegedly locked her seven-year-old relative in a dog cage underneath a Christmas tree.
  Rose Marie Anderson is accused of caging the young girl ‘for hours on end’ beneath the Christmas tree in her apartment in Harris County, Texas, according to court documents.
  Anderson also allegedly zip-tied the girl, duct taped her mouth, forced her to urinate on herself and kicked her while
  
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• Terrifying day firefighters have been dreading arrives as out-of-control bushfire rips through the Grampians as grave warning is issued to Aussies

  26-12-2024 00:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Residents in one town were told early on Thursday morning that it is too late to leave and they must shelter in place as firefighters continue to tackle the flames.
  
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